FIMAnews 1/2012

The train to the worksite of the future leaves from tracks 2, 3 and 6

The first year of the FAMOUS project has passed. If we think of the project as one or more trains that all leave from different tracks, we are now at the first station along the route. The next stop will be approximately a year from here and the final destination of the project looms even further away.
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Distance measurement without interference

UWB (Ultra Wideband) is a radio technology that transmits data over a wide spectrum of frequency (>0,5 GHz) by means of extremely short and low-power pulses. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing a system for measuring distances without interference. An ultra-wideband short-range radio system for distance measurement has been in active research for three years. Prototypes of the system will soon be finished for trial runs by companies involved in the FAMOUS project.
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Intelligent positioning to expand machines’ work area

Improving the efficiency of earthmovers has been Novatron Oy’s mission for a while now. The FAMOUS project initiated collaboration between Novatron and Tampere University of Technology, and significant product development activities were launched in the spring.
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On a safe worksite, machines communicate with each other

A worksite becomes safer and more efficient than before when machines know where on the site people and machines are located. In the FAMOUS project, a communications architecture is developed for situational awareness. With it, machines will be able to communicate with each other and determine their own position.
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Teleoperation system adds a third dimension

A virtually real-time and multidimensional camera view from a remote-controlled machine. Sounds challenging? OptoFidelity Ltd., a technology company specialised in machine vision and optical measurement technology, is about to make a breakthrough in this area.
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In a virtual development environment, a machine can be operated before a prototype is made

“In the future, new machine generations will be created through increasingly shorter development cycles. That will change tool solutions in product development", says Antti Peltola, Managing Director of Creanex Oy.
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Changes in FAMOUS project management

FAMOUS project manager Olli Vistbacka will change his position and leave his duties to Ulla Nieminen this summer.
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Member profiles

Navitec Systems Ltd. is a specialist in positioning and guidance of mobile machines. The company offers development work and ready-made solutions in positioning and control applications also outside the scope of mobile machinery.
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Wapice Oy likes to keep things simple and efficient – working behind the scenes, enabling the often internationally operating industrial customers’ success. Wapice is a leading technology partner and one of the fastest growing Finnish and European high technology companies.
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FIMA's calendar

August 2012

21.8. 9:30-15:00
FAMOUS result workshop (Konela, Tampere)

24.8.
FIMA board meeting (Wapice, Tampere)

29.8. 10:00-15:00
Tubridi project meeting and hybrid powertrain demo (Aalto University, Espoo)

September 2012

13.9. 10:00-15:00
RelSteps project result workshop (VTT, Tampere) 

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